5) How many babies did the woman had? What happened to them?
6) Wich is the doctor's attitude against the anxious of the woman?
7) Why did the woman cry when the doctor asked her what was the name of the baby?
8) Why was the innkeeper so distant with the woman? Does it have any relation with the dead babies?
9) Do you think the new baby is going to live because the woman has prayed a lot?
10) Do you think that the title is representative for the story? Why? Which other title do you think that could be appropriated?
11) How would you continue the story? How much does your new ending change the hole story?
12) Why the doctor didn’t understand the woman’s anxiety about her baby?
13) Describe the main character. What feeling inspires in you her personality?
14) Which are the topics included in this story? Which ones you consider more relevant?
15) How do you think that the parents personalities could have influenced in Adolf? (Taking into account who Adolf represented for the history)
16) What attitudes are representative for each character (Klara, the doctor and Alois)?
17) Why did the parents choose the name "Adolf" for their child?
18) What was the first Alois´s comment when he saw his new baby?
19) Adolf´s born was a blessing for his mother but then he represented the death for many children. Do you think that the author wanted to be ironic with these? Do you agree? Why?
20) Why the woman was so nervous about the size of her baby?
21) What was Aloi´s reaction in Ida´s funeral? Did he look sad?
22) Which were the names of the other Klara´s children?
23) What was Alois first reaction when he saw Adolph? What did he say?
24) Why do you think Adolph was the only baby who didn’t die? Do you think it is related with the other babies’s deaths?
25) Where did they move after Ida´s death?
26) What was the doctor trying to do while he was talking with the baby´s father?
27) How do you think it would be Adolf's childhood with a mother who is paranoid?
28) The attitude of Alois at the end changed something in the anxious of Klara?
29) Does Alois take care of Klara? How it is the relationship at the beginning of the story and at the end?
30) Where does the story take place?
31) In which year do you think the story take place?
32) Who tells the story?
33) Do you think that Aloi wanted to have the baby?
34) Why do you think the woman never smiled?
35) Did the story start immediately with an action? Why?
36) Why is the title of the story (Genesis and catastrophe) related with Adolf Hitler?
37) Why do Klara and Alois go to visit the doctor? 38) Why is Klara afraid of her son's death? 39) How does the doctor finds Klara's son? 42) What makes you think that is "A True Story" in the beggining of it?
43) Why Klara couldn't rest?
44) Why is Klara surprised of the size of Adolf?
45) Do you think that Adolf did what he did because of his mother's prayings?
46) During the life of what children was Klara pregnant of Adolf?
47) Roald Dahl decides to "make" the doctor say that "small babies are often a lot tougher than the big ones". Why do you think he said so?
48) At what age did Ida died?
49) Did Klara and Alois want her?
50) Klara was about to have four children, in how many years?
51) Did the last child die?
52) What made you feel the ending?
1) Why is the woman so anxious?
2) Explain what kind of story is “Genesis and Catastrophe” (drama, comedy, romantic). Why?
3) Why isn’t she reassured by the doctor’s words? (The question was copy from here)
4) What does Genesis & Catastrophe mean?
5) How many babies did the woman had? What happened to them?
6) Wich is the doctor's attitude against the anxious of the woman?
7) Why did the woman cry when the doctor asked her what was the name of the baby?
8) Why was the innkeeper so distant with the woman? Does it have any relation with the dead babies?
9) Do you think the new baby is going to live because the woman has prayed a lot?
10) Do you think that the title is representative for the story? Why? Which other title do you think that could be appropriated?
11) How would you continue the story? How much does your new ending change the hole story?
12) Why the doctor didn’t understand the woman’s anxiety about her baby?
13) Describe the main character. What feeling inspires in you her personality?
14) Which are the topics included in this story? Which ones you consider more relevant?
15) How do you think that the parents personalities could have influenced in Adolf? (Taking into account who Adolf represented for the history)
16) What attitudes are representative for each character (Klara, the doctor and Alois)?
17) Why did the parents choose the name "Adolf" for their child?
18) What was the first Alois´s comment when he saw his new baby?
19) Adolf´s born was a blessing for his mother but then he represented the death for many children. Do you think that the author wanted to be ironic with these? Do you agree? Why?
20) Why the woman was so nervous about the size of her baby?
21) What was Aloi´s reaction in Ida´s funeral? Did he look sad?
22) Which were the names of the other Klara´s children?
23) What was Alois first reaction when he saw Adolph? What did he say?
24) Why do you think Adolph was the only baby who didn’t die? Do you think it is related with the other babies’s deaths?
25) Where did they move after Ida´s death?
26) What was the doctor trying to do while he was talking with the baby´s father?
27) How do you think it would be Adolf's childhood with a mother who is paranoid?
28) The attitude of Alois at the end changed something in the anxious of Klara?
29) Does Alois take care of Klara? How it is the relationship at the beginning of the story and at the end?
30) Where does the story take place?
31) In which year do you think the story take place?
32) Who tells the story?
33) Do you think that Aloi wanted to have the baby?
34) Why do you think the woman never smiled?
35) Did the story start immediately with an action? Why?
36) Why is the title of the story (Genesis and catastrophe) related with Adolf Hitler?
37) Why do Klara and Alois go to visit the doctor?38) Why is Klara afraid of her son's death?
39) How does the doctor finds Klara's son?
42) What makes you think that is "A True Story" in the beggining of it?
43) Why Klara couldn't rest?
44) Why is Klara surprised of the size of Adolf?
45) Do you think that Adolf did what he did because of his mother's prayings?
46) During the life of what children was Klara pregnant of Adolf?
47) Roald Dahl decides to "make" the doctor say that "small babies are often a lot tougher than the big ones". Why do you think he said so?
48) At what age did Ida died?
49) Did Klara and Alois want her?
50) Klara was about to have four children, in how many years?
51) Did the last child die?
52) What made you feel the ending?